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Jersey Number 4
Alyssa Faircloth
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Bats/Throws:
- L/L
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Northport, Ala.
- High School:
- Tuscaloosa County HS / Troy
Awards / Honors
2026 D1Softball Second Team All-American2026 NFCA Second Team All-South Region
2026 SEC Newcomer of the Year
2026 Second Team All-SEC
2026 Softball America No. 7 Pitcher in April
2025 Second Team All-Sun Belt
2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District / Academic All-American Finalist
2026 | Junior
Named a Second Team All-American by D1Softball, becoming the first Bulldog pitcher to be named an All-American by any outlet since 2002 … earned Second Team All-South Region honors from the NFCA … named the SEC Newcomer of the Year by the league’s coaches and was tabbed Second Team All-SEC … has made a team-leading 40 appearances, including 24 starts, in the circle … led the team with 42 appearances, including 25 starts, in the circle … led the SEC with a school-record 268 strikeouts, which ranked fourth in the nation … also fourth nationally in strikeouts per seven innings (10.56) and strikeout rate (37.2 percent) … broke the MSU single-season record with 70 strikeouts looking … ranked seventh nationally in fielding independent pitching (2.16), No. 15 in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.25) and No. 16 in WHIP (1.01) … boasted a .185 batting average against that ranked fifth in MSU single-season history … led the team with 16 wins, 177.2 innings and four saves … earned the win in her MSU debut vs. Northwestern State (2/6) … picked up a complete-game victory vs. New Mexico (2/7) while striking out a career-high 14 batters, which ranks fourth in MSU single-game history … earned the save against Southern Miss (2/10), striking out four in 2.0 innings … tossed a complete game in the win over Murray State (2/13) while striking out nine … threw a complete game against Samford (2/20), striking out nine … retired 13 batters via strikeout against Belmont (2/21) while allowing just one run … struck out 11 at Georgia Tech (2/25) … struck out all three batters faced vs. Wofford (2/27) … threw a complete game at South Alabama (3/6), striking out a career-high-tying 14 and allowing one run … struck out six of the 10 hitters she faced in a 3.0 inning save vs. New Mexico (3/7) … earned the save at South Alabama (3/8) … struck out five of six hitters she faced to pick up a save against Southeast Missouri (3/10) … threw a career-high-tying 9.0 innings against No 1. Tennessee (3/13) in her first SEC start while not allowing a run in the first 8.2 innings … also turned a double play in that game against the Lady Vols … struck out 14 against UAB (3/18) in her first solo shutout as a Bulldog … tossed her seventh complete game of the season, striking out 11 batters without a walk at No. 15 Georgia (3/21) … threw her eighth complete game of the season against No. 23 South Carolina (3/28), striking out nine batters and making a diving catch on a bunt … threw 4.2 innings of scoreless relief, allowing only one hit at No. 5 Florida (4/5) … struck out seven over 5.0 innings of relief at No. 12 Texas A&M (4/19) … recorded the sixth 200-strikeout season in Mississippi State history with an 11-strikeout performance against No. 20 LSU (4/24) … struck out 14 at Ole Miss (4/30) while allowing just one baserunner in a shutout victory … picked up her first postseason win at Kentucky (5/5) in the SEC Tournament … turned in the best NCAA Regional (5/15-17) performance by an MSU pitcher on record, setting MSU NCAA Tournament single-year records for wins (3), strikeouts (26), strikeouts looking (8), strikeouts per seven innings (11.62), ERA (0.00), opposing batting average (0.43), complete games (2) and shutouts (2) … threw the first postseason no-hitter in program history at No. 12 Oregon (5/16) while striking out 10 … struck out 14 to clinch the regional title vs. Saint Mary’s (CA) (5/17) … started the first Women’s College World Series game in school history vs. No. 4 Texas Tech (5/28) and registered MSU’s first strikeout … picked up the final two outs in relief vs. No. 6 Texas (5/29) without allowing a hit.2025 | Sophomore (at Troy)
Earned Second Team All-Sun Belt honors ... made 34 appearances and 29 starts with a team-leading 15 victories ... recorded five or more strikeouts in 14 appearances and allowed one run or fewer in 13 games ... led the Sun Belt in batting average against (.198) and was 27th nationally in hits per seven innings (5.01) … also led the conference with four shutouts and was third with 150 strikeouts ... opened the season with a complete-game victory against Tennessee State (2/7) while allowing just one run … struck out eight in 4.0 scoreless innings against Southeast Missouri (2/13) … struck out a career-high10 batters vs. Wisconsin (2/22) in a complete-game victory … recorded a save vs. Western Michigan (2/28) while striking out three of the four batters she faced ... threw a complete game shutout and struck out nine vs. Western Michigan (3/2) ... struck out nine at No. 17 Auburn (3/5) … tossed the first seven-inning no-hitter of her career against UMass (3/7) ... allowed one run in a complete-game win against Coastal Carolina (3/16) … recorded her 100th strikeout of the year at Southern Miss (3/23) … threw 7.1 innings into a tied ballgame against Louisiana (4/4) … pitched a shutout against Georgia Southern (4/11) while allowing just one hit … earned a complete-game victory at Texas State (4/18) … earned two wins in the series at Georgia state (4/25-27) … threw a five-inning shutout against the Panthers (4/27).2024 | Freshman (at Troy)
Made 19 appearances with nine starts in the circle … posted a 7-3 record and wins were second on the team … ranked third on the team with 47 strikeouts … made collegiate debut against UT Martin (2/10), starting and tossing 5.1 innings with five strikeouts to earn her first career victory … won her first five career appearances … allowed one run in 4.0 innings against North Alabama (2/11) … recorded a season-high eight strikeouts against Morehead State (2/24) … earned the win vs. Columbia (3/9) allowing just one run … threw 4.0 scoreless frames against Southern Miss (3/29).High School
Graduated from Tuscaloosa County High School, but attended Holy Spirit Catholic High School for her first three seasons … named a MaxPreps Second Team High School All-American in 2023 … four-time all-state and all-county selection … led Holy Spirit to the Alabama 1A state title her junior season and was named 1A Pitcher and Player of the Year while earning 1A state tournament MVP honors … led the nation with 444 strikeouts that year while posting a 1.19 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and .103 batting average against … holds the Holy Spirit all-time strikeout record with 1,094 in just three years … earned AL.com All-State Terrific 20 recognition as a freshman … tossed 37.1 innings with 63 strikeouts in the shortened season … struck out 246 with a 1.15 WHIP as a sophomore … played senior season at Tuscaloosa County High School … named Alabama 7A Pitcher of the Year after turning in a 0.92 ERA with 402 strikeouts in 182.0 … also played volleyball at Holy Spirit … played travel ball with the Louisville Sluggers.Community Service/ Academics
Earned CSC Academic All-District honors in 2025 and advanced to the Academic All-American ballot … member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta in high school … honors graduate in high school.Personal
Born Alyssa Faircloth on Oct. 26 in Americus, Georgia … daughter of Chris and Kristen Faircloth … has one brother, Parker … aunt, Lauren Rosengrant Bickerstaff, played softball at Georgia Gwinnett College … majoring in kinesiology.Career Highs (Through 2025)
Innings: 9.0, Coastal Carolina (3/14/25)Longest Start: 9.0, Coastal Carolina (3/14/25)
Longest Relief: 5.0, Auburn (3/19/24
Strikeouts: 10, Wisconsin (2/22/25)
Walks: 9, at Texas State (4/18/25)
Hits: 9, at Texas State (4/6/24)
Runs: 9, at UAB (4/15/25)
Earned Runs: 6, at Mississippi State (3/1/24)
Pitch Count: 138, twice, last Louisiana (4/4/25)
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